PDF ESSA State and Local Report Cards Non-Regulatory Guidance (PDF)

Under the Congressional Review Act, Congress has passed, and the President has signed, a resolution of disapproval of the accountability and State plans final regulations that were published on November 29, 2016 (81 FR 86076). Because the resolution of disapproval invalidates the accountability and State plan final regulations, the portions of this guidance document that rely on those regulations are no longer applicable. To the extent that this document addresses statutory requirements, however, it is unaffected by the resolution of disapproval.

EVERY STUDENT SUCCEEDS ACT STATE AND LOCAL REPORT CARDS

NON-REGULATORY GUIDANCE

January 2017

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Contents

PURPOSE OF THE GUIDANCE ...............................................................................................................3 A. STATE AND LEA REPORT CARD CATEGORY TABLE .......................................................4 B. GENERAL INFORMATION ............................................................................................................6 C. SEA RESPONSIBILITIES ................................................................................................................14 D. LEA RESPONSIBILITIES................................................................................................................20 F. REPORTING STATE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM INFORMATION ............................26 G. REPORTING ON USE OF SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT FUNDS UNDER ESEA

SECTION 1003 ...................................................................................................................................33 H. REPORTING DATA FROM THE CRDC....................................................................................35 I. REPORTING ON EDUCATOR QUALIFICATIONS ..............................................................41 J. REPORTING PER-PUPIL EXPENDITURES ............................................................................43 K. REPORTING STATE PERFORMANCE ON NAEP................................................................51 L. REPORTING POSTSECONDARY ENROLLMENT RATES FOR EACH HIGH

SCHOOL ..............................................................................................................................................53 APPENDICES................................................................................................68

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PURPOSE OF THE GUIDANCE

The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA),1 and implementing regulations maintain requirements for SEAs and LEAs to prepare and disseminate report cards that provide information on State, LEA, and school performance and progress in an understandable and uniform format. This guidance is intended to assist SEAs and LEAs in implementing the report card requirements under Title I, Part A of the ESEA and implementing regulations in 34 C.F.R. ?? 200.30 through 200.37. Although SEAs and LEAs may consider this guidance in developing and disseminating report cards, an SEA or LEA is free to develop alternative approaches and formats that are consistent with applicable Federal statutes and regulations.

This guidance supersedes the U.S. Department of Education's (Department's) guidance entitled State and Local Report Cards; Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as Amended; Non-Regulatory Guidance, issued on February 8, 2013, beginning with State and LEA report cards that include information from the 2017-2018 school year. For more detailed information on requirements for reporting high school graduation rates on State and LEA report cards under Title I of the ESEA, see the document titled High School Graduation Rate Non-Regulatory Guidance (January 2017) available at .

The Department has determined that this guidance is significant guidance under the Office of Management and Budget's Final Bulletin for Agency Good Guidance Practices, 72 Fed. Reg. 3432 (Jan. 25, 2007). See sites/default/files/omb/memoranda/fy2007/m0707.pdf. Significant guidance is non-binding and does not create or impose new legal requirements.

SEAs and LEAs must comply with Federal civil rights laws that prohibit discrimination based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, and age. These laws include Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Equal Educational Opportunities Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504), and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975.

If you are interested in commenting on this guidance, please email us your comment at OESEGuidanceDocument@ or write to us at the following address:

U.S. Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education ATTN: Report Card Guidance 400 Maryland Avenue, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20202

For further information about the Department's guidance processes, please visit www2.policy/gen/guid/significant-guidance.html.

1 Throughout this document, unless otherwise indicated, citations to the ESEA refer to the ESEA, as amended by the ESSA.

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A. STATE AND LEA REPORT CARD CATEGORY TABLE

Report Card Category Table

To help readers understand and use this guidance, the following table provides an overview of the categories of State and LEA report card requirements under Title I of the ESEA. For each category, the table provides applicable statutory and regulatory citations and identifies questions in this guidance in which the requirements are discussed in detail. Each category of requirements applies to both State and LEA report cards.

Table 1. Categories of State and LEA Report Card Requirements under Title I of the ESEA

Category Process and general requirements Overview Student achievement data

Percentages of students assessed/not assessed (i.e., participation rates) Extent of use of alternate assessments for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities English language proficiency of English learners

Applicable Statute and Regulations

ESEA section 1111(h)(1)-(2) 34 C.F.R. ?? 200.30-200.31

34 C.F.R. ? 200.30(b)(2) 34 C.F.R. ? 200.31(b)(2) ESEA section 1111(h)(1)(C)(ii) 34 C.F.R. ? 200.16(b)(4)(ii) 34 C.F.R. ? 200.30(b)(2)(i)(A) 34 C.F.R. ? 200.31(b)(2)(i)(A) 34 C.F.R. ? 200.33(a) ESEA section 1111(h)(1)(C)(vii) 34 C.F.R. ? 200.33(c)

Relevant Questions2 B-1 through B-5; B-8 through B-14; C-1 through C-8; D-1 through D-4 B-6, B-7 E-1 through E-10

E-1, E-2, E-8 through E-9

ESEA section 1111(b)(2)(D) ESEA section 1111(h)(1)(C)(xi)

C-1and D-1

ESEA section 1111(h)(1)(C)(iv) 34 C.F.R. ? 200.30(b)(2)(ii) 34 C.F.R. ? 200.31(b)(2)(i)(A)

C-1 and D-1

2 References are to the most significant questions but may not capture every question where a topic is referenced.

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Category Performance on other academic indicator(s)(hereaft er, the Academic Progress indicator) for schools that are not high schools High school graduation rates

Postsecondary enrollment rates Data from the Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) Performance on indicator(s) of School Quality or Student Success Progress toward State-designed long-term goals and measurements of interim progress Educator qualifications Per-pupil expenditures State performance on NAEP Information on school improvement funds under ESEA section 1003 (State report cards only) Charter school comparison data, as applicable (State report cards only)

Applicable Statute and Regulations

ESEA section 1111(h)(1)(C)(iii)(I)

F-3

34 C.F.R. ? 200.30(b)(2)(i)(B) 34 C.F.R. ? 200.31(b)(2)(i)(A)

Relevant Questions2

ESEA section 1111(h)(1)(C)(iii)(II) ESEA section 8101(23), (25) and (43) 34 C.F.R. ? 200.30(b)(2)(i)(C) 34 C.F.R. ? 200.31(b)(2)(i)(A) 34 C.F.R. ? 200.34 ESEA section 1111(h)(1)(C)(xiii) 34 C.F.R. ? 200.36 ESEA section 1111(h)(1)(C)(viii)

ESEA section 1111(h)(1)(C)(v) 34 C.F.R. ? 200.32(c)(4)

ESEA section 1111(h)(1)(C)(vi) 34 C.F.R. ? 200.33(b)

B-6; also see the document titled High School Graduation Rate NonRegulatory Guidance (January 2017) available at /elsec/leg/essa/index.html L-1 through L-11 H-1 through H-14

F-3

E-1

ESEA section 1111(h)(1)(C)(ix) 34 C.F.R. ? 200.37 34 CFR ? 299.18(c)(5) ESEA section 1111(h)(1)(C)(x) 34 C.F.R. ? 200.35

ESEA section 1111(h)(1)(C)(xii) 34 C.F.R. ? 200.11

ESEA section 1003(i)

I-1 through I-6

J-1 through J-13 K-1 through K-7 G-1 through G4

34 C.F.R. ? 200.30(a)(2)(ii)

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